NAME
groupmod – modify an existing group on the system
SYNOPSIS
groupmod [-ov] [-g gid] [-n newname] group
DESCRIPTION
The groupmod utility modifies an existing group. The options are as follows:
- -g gid
-
Gives the numeric group identifier to be used for the new group.
- -n newname
-
Gives the new name which the group shall have.
- -o
-
Allows the new group to have a GID which is already in use for another group.
- -v
-
Enables verbose mode - explain the commands as they are executed.
EXIT STATUS
The groupmod utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO
group(5), groupadd(8), groupdel(8), groupinfo(8), user(8)
HISTORY
The groupmod utility first appeared in OpenBSD 2.7.
AUTHORS
The groupmod utility was written by Alistair G. Crooks ⟨[email protected]⟩.